Example sentences of "see [noun] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Ashcroft Noble had never forbidden his study to children , and Helen later recalled seeing Edward at the end of a visit still standing by a bookcase and reluctant to leave . |
| 2 | We would like to see work at the accident blackspots ; junctions and blind bends where you ca n't see . |
| 3 | Cumberland was four months younger than Prince Charles , though , like him , he had seen action at the age of 13 . |
| 4 | PC Alan Fraser , 33 , told the court that he had seen Sutherland at the scene of the explosion . |
| 5 | As he left the village he passed the field where he had first seen Tess at the dance . |
| 6 | When he 'd said he 'd seen Stephen at the funeral she 'd felt afraid of him for a moment . |
| 7 | Having just seen Topper at the Princess the week before , I had all I needed to complete my erotic evaporation fantasies . |
| 8 | Leoni was an adventurer in the service of Charles V and Phillip II of Spain , and also claimed — rightly , it would appear — to have seen service at the oar of a rowed galley . |
| 9 | Elsewhere in the Black Country in 1741 , William Hutton might also have seen women at the family forges making chains , nuts , bolts and screws , though these were much less populated trades than was nail making . |
| 10 | But perhaps she had seen others at the tree tops , for she clattered her talons violently on the top of her cage , crashed down on to its concrete floor , her wings smashing against the branch that projected across her cage , and then lunged forward at the door of her cage , driven by an impulse that spoke of a terrible longing to be free . |
| 11 | I should have liked to have seen Sligo at the turn of the century , or failing that , in sunny weather . |
| 12 | I had not seen Leeds at the time ’ ? |
| 13 | The idea that people operate ‘ strategies ’ in which they assess a range of options , and act to maximize their opportunities , has become an increasingly important insight in historical work on the family , and one which accords an active role to human beings in constructing their own lives , rather than seeing individuals at the mercy of large scale social forces ( Morgan , 1985 , p. 175 ) . |
| 14 | Dexter was glad they had come back to see Lancaster at the end of the day . |
| 15 | I would have liked to have done better in the League this season , but I can see light at the end of the tunnel now . |
| 16 | ‘ Did you see Bina at the horse show ? |
| 17 | He could see Ruth at the door of his office , frowning , shaking her head , looking back over her shoulder . |
| 18 | Christian wanted to see Seb at the farm immediately . |
| 19 | You see I would like to see people at the end of this programme to have some idea , not just of fancy figures in the air , but of practical effects that will affect them on the ground . |
| 20 | He was in Hollywood by 1915 in time to see Griffith at the height of his powers , and in a sense Vidor was always to remain a representative of the Griffith era ; he was to become Hollywood 's token Progressive in a period when the main energies of that phenomenon had been exhausted . |
| 21 | He and Benjamin soon became immersed in a discussion on alchemy and the philosopher 's stone : the librarian also offered to take my master to see Narepool at the bottom of which , according to legend , Arthur 's Sword still lay . |
| 22 | We did not offer the all-day hospitality of previous years but were delighted to see members at the tea parties we organised , and enjoyed chatting with visitors to our stand in the Women in the Rural Community tent . |
| 23 | Then , after the party we went along to see Man at The Lyceum . |
| 24 | Turning , he saw Chant at the caravan door , which was open . |
| 25 | When I say that I saw Karen at the funeral , I mean that quite literally . |
| 26 | Jed saw Carol at the end of the corridor and began to walk towards her . |
| 27 | I think the first time I saw Day At The Beach they had it written on the wrong strings . |
| 28 | John the Baptist when he saw Jesus at the beginning of the earthly ministry of Jesus , he says behold the lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world and on him was laid all of our sin all of our debt . |
| 29 | They are but not as I saw things at the time — I did n't think I would marry . |
| 30 | I ran to Coburg Street , saw Sam at the corner with some of his mates , and blurted out what had happened . |